Study on the γ ray and neutron sensitivity of MRPC

In this paper we try to use MRPC technology to detect γ rays and fast neutrons. Through detailed Monte Carlo simulation, we get the γ rays and fast neutrons sensitivity of MRPC. We also studied the method to improve the neutron sensitivity of MRPC. Thin polyethylene layer is placed on the surface of electrode glass, when neutron interact with polyethylene, proton is produced and it can ionize working gas. Electron and ions will produce avalanche by strong electric field and charges is induced on collect electrodes. This kind of detector has high neutron-gamma resolution capability.     

多气隙电阻板室飞行时间谱仪技术

基于多气隙电阻板室(MRPC)技术的飞行时间谱仪广泛应用于现代物理实验,并在粒子鉴别中发挥了重要作用.随着加速器能量和实验亮度的提高,对飞行时间谱仪的粒子计数率和时间分辨要求越来越高.MRPC飞行时间谱仪按技术上可以分成三代.从第一代到第三代,计数率要求越来越高( 30 kHz/cm~2),时间精度也更加严格(20 ps),相应的探测器结构和读出电子学系统呈现出不同的特性.本文总结了三代飞行时间谱仪技术的主要技术特点及主要物理实验,介绍了已经取得的应用成果,提出了该技术的未来发展方向.同时也介绍了MRPC探测器在工业及医学方面的应用.     

多隙阻性板室(MRPC)的性能和工作气体关系的模拟研究

多气隙阻性板室(MRPC)以其优良的时间分辨率在粒子物理实验中被用作飞行时间(TOF)探测器. 国际合作项目RHIC-STAR采用MRPC作TOF. 我们已成功地制作出30多个MRPC, 并安装在RHIC-STAR上. 通过模拟计算软件Magboltz,计算了MRPC常用工作气体的物理参数, 并根据气体探测器物理机制, 重点分析了MRPC性能与其工作气体之间的相互关系, 此分析对优化RPC与MRPC混合气体组分是有益的.     

多气隙电阻板室的宇宙线测量结果

介绍了20多个多气隙电阻板室的宇宙线测量结果.测量所用的宇宙线平台可以同时测量同一个电阻板室的多个cell,其参考时间的时间分辨为70ps.在宇宙线的测量条件下,用国产材料制作的多气隙电阻板室的时间分辨可达到90ps.利用这套宇宙线测量系统,还对多气隙电阻板室的探测效率和cell间的相互串扰进行了研究.     

A prototype of a high rating MRPC

Six-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) prototypes with semiconductive glass electrodes (bulk resistivity～1010.cm) were studied for suitability in time-of-flight (TOF) applications at high rates. These studies were performed using a continuous electron beam of 800 MeV at IHEP and an X-ray machine. Time resolutions of about 100 ps and efficiencies larger than 90% were obtained for flux densities up to 28 kHz/cm2.     

A prototype MRPC beam test for the BESⅢ ETOF upgrade

A prototype multi-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) with a 2×6 gap structure is developed for the upgrading of the endcap time-of-flight (ETOF) detector in the Beijing Spectrometer (BESⅢ). The prototype MRPC is tested in the E3 beam line of the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC) with secondary charged particles (π and p, etc) of 600 MeV/c. The test results show that the time resolution of the MRPC can reach 50 ps and that the detection efficiency is greater than 98%.     

Performance testing of a long-strip two-end readout multi-gap resistive plate chamber

Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber (MRPC) is a new generation of gas detector with good tim-ing and spacial resolution, whose technique is widely applied in some recent high energy (nuclear) physics experiments. In this letter, we report a long-strip two-end readout MRPC and its test beam performance. The measurements show that the long-strip performs a transmission line characteristic and the impedance is independent of the length of strip. The MRPC module we developed is presented to gain a timing resolution of～80 ps and a spacial resolution of ～6.4 mm. The possible application of the MRPC is also discussed.     

MRPC探测不同带电粒子的输出信号与工作气体中dE/dx之间的关系

由28个多气隙电阻板室(MRPC)模块组成的探测阵列-STAR/TOFr, 在相对论重离子对撞机(RHIC)实验上获得了大量的数据. 利用质心能量62.4GeV Au+Au对撞的实验数据, 分析了MRPC探测不同带电粒子(K介子、π介子、质子等)时的输出信号与气体中的电离能损(dE/dx)之间的关系, 给出了MRPC的气体电离和雪崩放大一些新的实验结果. 为了进一步解释实验结果, 针对工作条件下MRPC输出信号的特点, 对MRPC的气体电离和雪崩过程进行Monte Carlo模拟, 深入探讨了影响MRPC输出信号幅度的原因.     

Performance testing of a long-strip two-end readout multi-gap resistive plate chamber

Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber （MRPC） is a new generation of gas detector with good timing and spacial resolution, whose technique is widely applied in some recent high energy （nuclear） physics experiments. In this letter, we report a long-strip two-end readout MRPC and its test beam performance. The measurements show that the long-strip performs a transmission line characteristic and the impedance is independent of the length of strip. The MRPC module we developed is presented to gain a timing resolution of -80 ps and a spacial resolution of -6.4 mm. The possible application of the MRPC is also discussed.     

Online aging study of a high rate MRPC

With the constant increase of accelerator luminosity, the rate requirements of MRPC detectors have become very important, and the aging characteristics of the detector have to be studied meticulously. An online aging test system has been set up in our lab, and in this paper the setup of the system is described and the performance stability of a high-rate MRPC studied over a long running time under a high luminosity environment.The high rate MRPC was irradiated by X-rays for 36 days and the accumulated charge density reached 0.1 C/cm~2.No obvious performance degradation was observed for the detector.     

MRPC宇宙线测试及温度效应

建造了一套MRPC单元的宇宙线测试系统.在数据处理过程中实现对入射宇宙线的方向选择.实验结果表明:MRPC的时间分辨可以达到约84ps,对应的触发系统参考时间分辨可以达到约75ps.对MRPC的温度特性进行了研究,得到了一些初步结论.     

Design,development and performance study of six-gap glass MRPC detectors

The multigap resistive plate chambers (MRPCs) are gas ionization detectors with multiple gas sub-gaps made of resistive electrodes. The high voltage (HV) is applied on the outer surfaces of outermost resistive plates only, while the interior plates are left electrically floating. The presence of multiple narrow sub-gaps with high electric field results in faster signals on the outer electrodes, thus improving the detector’s time resolution. Due to their excellent performance and relatively low cost, the MRPC detector has found potential application in time-of-flight (TOF) systems. Here we present the design, fabrication, optimization of the operating parameters such as the HV, the gas mixture composition, and, performance of six-gap glass MRPC detectors of area 27 cm \(\times \) 27 cm, which are developed in order to find application as trigger detectors, in TOF measurement etc. The design has been optimized with unique spacers and blockers to ensure a proper gas flow through the narrow sub-gaps, which are 250 \(\upmu \)m wide. The gas mixture consisting of R134A, Isobutane and SF\(_{6}\), and the fraction of each constituting gases has been optimized after studying the MRPC performance for a set of different concentrations. The counting efficiency of the MRPC is about 95% at 17.9 kV. At the same operating voltage, the time resolution, after correcting for the walk effect, is found to be about 219 ps.     

利用MC模拟研究MRPC性能

利用Monte Carlo方法模拟了多气隙电阻板室(MRPC)的气体雪崩和信号收集过程,通过模拟与实验数据的比较分析,研究了MRPC粒子探测效率和信号幅度等性能,并讨论了一些外部条件的影响.     

MRPC-TOF时间性能和刻度方法的研究

研制的由28个多气隙电阻板室(MRPC)模块构成飞行时间探测系统, 从2003年以来在RHIC-STAR实验上成功运行并获得了大量的实验数据. 为了深入了解MRPC实际运行中的性能,采用质心能量200GeV的Au-Au对撞的实验数据, 对MRPC-TOF的刻度方法进行了深入研究, 主要包括: (1) 对现有的刻度方法做了进一步的改进; (2) 对粒子入射角度等因素进行了修正; (3) STAR径迹重建的位置分辨率对MRPC时间分辨率影响. 用改进后的刻度和修正方法, 计算得到MRPC的本征时间分辨率为大约60ps, 与束流实验结果相近.     

A position resolution MRPC for muon tomography

Muon tomography is a promising method in the detection and imaging of high Z material. In general, considering the quality of track reconstruction in imaging, a detector of good position resolution, high efficiency and large area is required. This paper presents the design and study of a prototype of position sensitive MRPC with 0.15 mm narrow gas gap and 2.54 mm strip readout. Through a cosmic-ray experiment, the performance of MRPC module is carefully observed and each channel is calibrated. Through an X ray experiment with a narrow slit, the position resolution is studied. The results show that the time resolution of the module can reach 61ps and the spatial resolution can reach 0.36 mm.     

MRPC噪声和暗电流对温度和工作高压的依赖

不同混合气体不同高压,6个气隙的阻性板室工作在不同的环境温度下,测试其噪声和漏电流.噪声和漏电流随温度升高指数上升.     

The Time Of Flight (TOF) system of the ALICE experiment

The European Physical Journal C - The double-stack Multigap Resistive Plate Chamber (MRPC) is the detector chosen for the large Time-Of-Flight system of the ALICE experiment at CERN LHC. The TOF...     

工作气体对MRPC性能影响的研究

多气隙电阻板室(MRPC)飞行时间探测器模型从2003年2月开始在美国布鲁克海文国家实验室(BNL)的AGS束流上顺利完成了为期10周的测试(共28个MRPC模块168路读出,其中12个模块即72个读出道配置了读出电子学).实验表明工作气体的选择对MRPC的工作性能有很大影响.测量了几种不同成分的混合气体(A)90%C₂H₂F₄+5%iso-C₄H₁₀+5%SF6、(B)95.3%C₂H₂F₄+47%iso-C₄H₁₀及(C)100%C₂H₂F₄下MRPC探测效率和时间分辨等特性的变化,并给出了相应条件下的流光信号几率